50 Best Thunderstorm Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Songs for Thunderstorm Vibes on Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange kind of charge in the air when a storm rolls in. Not clean or calm, but heavy, restless, buzzing like something’s about to snap. The first flash, the first roll of thunder, and suddenly the playlist in your head feels louder. The right track can tilt the whole mood, from eerie stillness to chaotic release. It’s not always literal storm references either. Sometimes a song carries the same static, the same weight pressing on the walls, and it fits even without naming rain or lightning.

Think of the soundscape here as everything from slow and smoky to rattling and unhinged. A moody guitar line that drags like thunder across the horizon. A synth riff that cracks open like lightning splitting the sky. Vocals that rumble low, then crash high when the chorus hits. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all manage to carve out their own storm spaces. The best ones lean into tension, keep you waiting for the drop, or smother the silence with noise that feels larger than the room you’re in.

What makes these tracks work for reels and stories is how they wrap around visuals, the rain streaks on glass, the messy hair stuck to your face, the flicker of light through a blackout. Some are wild, some sound like comfort, some sound like both at once. They’re not tidy soundtracks for quiet reflection. They’re the kind of songs that know a storm is messy, and they don’t try to smooth it out. Here are the best thunderstorm songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Riders on the Storm' by The Doors

2. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC

3. 'Umbrella' by Rihanna

4. 'Set Fire to the Rain' by Adele

5. 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses

6. 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?' by Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. 'Thunder' by Imagine Dragons

8. 'I'm Only Happy When It Rains' by Garbage

9. 'Here Comes the Rain Again' by Eurythmics

10. 'The Thunder Rolls' by Garth Brooks

11. 'Lightning Crashes' by Live

12. 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' by Scorpions

13. 'Shelter from the Storm' by Bob Dylan

14. 'Hurricane' by Bob Dylan

15. 'The Rain Song' by Led Zeppelin

16. 'After the Storm' by Mumford & Sons

17. 'Storms' by Fleetwood Mac

18. 'Stormy Weather' by Billie Holiday

19. 'Gimme Shelter' by The Rolling Stones

20. 'Kiss the Rain' by Billie Myers

21. 'Rain King' by Counting Crows

22. 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor

23. 'Rainy Night in Georgia' by Brook Benton

24. 'I Wish It Would Rain Down' by Phil Collins

25. 'Make It Rain' by Ed Sheeran

26. 'Purple Rain' by Prince

27. 'Raining Blood' by Slayer

28. 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' by Bob Dylan

29. 'Walking in the Rain' by The Ronettes

30. 'It's Raining Men' by The Weather Girls

31. 'I Love a Rainy Night' by Eddie Rabbitt

32. 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' by B.J. Thomas

33. 'Here Comes the Flood' by Peter Gabriel

34. 'The Shock of the Lightning' by Oasis

35. 'God of Thunder' by Kiss

36. 'Thunder Road' by Bruce Springsteen

37. 'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple

38. 'Crying Lightning' by Arctic Monkeys

39. 'Thunder Underground' by Ozzy Osbourne

40. 'Lightning Bolt' by Pearl Jam

41. 'Electrical Storm' by U2

42. 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain' by Willie Nelson

43. 'It's Raining Again' by Supertramp

44. 'Storm Warning' by Hunter Hayes

45. 'Storm' by Lifehouse

46. 'Storm' by Earth, Wind & Fire

47. 'Come Rain or Come Shine' by Ray Charles

48. 'The Rain' by Oran 'Juice' Jones

49. 'Box of Rain' by Grateful Dead

50. 'I Can See Clearly Now' by Johnny Nash